This manual documents WeeChat chat client, it is part of WeeChat.
Latest version of this document can be found on this page: http://www.weechat.org/doc
1. Introduction
WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a free chat client, fast and light, designed for many operating systems.
1.1. Features
Main features are:
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multi-protocols (IRC and other soon)
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multi-servers connection (with SSL, IPv6, proxy)
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many GUI: Curses (wxWidgets, Gtk and Qt under development)
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small, fast and light
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customizable and extensible with plugins and scripts
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multi-platform (GNU/Linux, *BSD, MacOS X, Windows and other)
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100% GPL, free software
WeeChat homepage is here: http://www.weechat.org/
1.2. Pre-requisites
In order to install WeeChat, you need:
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a running GNU/Linux system (with compiler tools for source package), or compatible OS
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root privileges (to install WeeChat in a system directory)
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ncurses library
2. Installation
2.1. Binary packages
Binary packages are available for many distributions, including:
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Debian (or any Debian compatible distribution): apt-get install weechat-curses
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Mandriva/RedHat (or any RPM compatible distribution): rpm -i /path/to/weechat-x.y.z-1.i386.rpm
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Gentoo: emerge weechat
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Arch Linux: pacman -S weechat
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Fedora Core: yum install weechat
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Sourcemage: cast weechat
Some additional packages may be useful, like weechat-plugins.
For other distributions, please look at your manual for installation instructions.
2.2. Source package
WeeChat can be compiled with cmake or autotools (cmake is recommended way).
2.2.1. Dependencies
Following table shows list of packages that are required or optional to compile WeeChat.
Package (1) | Required | Feature |
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cmake |
yes |
build (autotools still possible, but cmake is recommended) |
libncursesw5-dev (2) |
yes |
ncurses interface |
libgcrypt11-dev |
no |
SASL authentication with IRC server using DH-BLOWFISH mechanism |
libgnutls-dev |
no |
SSL connection to IRC server |
libaspell-dev |
no |
aspell plugin |
libperl-dev |
no |
perl plugin |
python-dev |
no |
python plugin |
ruby1.8-dev |
no |
ruby plugin |
liblua5.1-0-dev |
no |
lua plugin |
tcl-dev |
no |
tcl plugin |
asciidoc (>= 8.2) |
no |
build documentation (HTML files) |
source-highlight |
no |
syntax highlight for sources in HTML documentation |
Note
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(1) Name comes from the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, versions and package
names may be different in different distributions and versions. (2) WeeChat can compile with libncurses5-dev, but it is NOT recommended (you will have display bugs with wide chars). |
2.2.2. Compile with cmake
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Installation in system directories (requires root privileges):
$ mkdir build $ cd build $ cmake .. $ make % make install (as root)
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Installation in custom directory:
$ mkdir build $ cd build $ cmake .. -DPREFIX=/path/to/directory $ make $ make install
2.2.3. Compile with autotools
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Installation in system directories (requires root privileges):
$ ./configure $ make % make install (as root)
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Installation in custom directory:
$ ./configure --prefix=/path/to/directory $ make $ make install
2.3. Git sources
Warning: GIT sources are for advanced users: it may not compile or not be stable. You’re warned!
To get GIT sources, issue this command:
$ git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/weechat.git
If you’re using autotools (and not cmake), execute this script:
$ ./autogen.sh
Then follow instructions for source package (see source package).
2.4. Report crashes
If you experienced crashes, or if you want to report any future WeeChat crash, you have to:
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compile it with debug info (or install binary package with debug info)
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enable core files on your system
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install gdb
2.4.1. Debug info
If you’re compiling with cmake:
$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
If you’re compiling with autotools, debug is default (--with-debug=1).
If you installed a binary package, then install package weechat-dbg.
2.4.2. Core files
To enable core files, you have to use ulimit command.
For example under Linux with bash shell, add this line to your ~/.bashrc:
ulimit -c unlimited
Or max size:
ulimit -c 200000
2.4.3. Get backtrace with gdb
When WeeChat crashes, your system will create a file core or core.12345 (12345 is process id). This file is created in directory where you have run WeeChat (this is not directory where WeeChat is installed!).
For example if weechat-curses is installed in /usr/bin/ and core file is in /home/xxx/, then run gdb with this command:
gdb /usr/bin/weechat-curses /home/xxx/core
Then under gdb, use command bt to display backtrace. You will see something like that:
(gdb) bt #0 0xffffe424 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0xb76208e0 in raise () from /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #2 0xb7623e15 in abort () from /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #3 0x08083940 in weechat_shutdown (return_code=1, crash=1) at /some_path/src/core/weechat.c:357 #4 0x08098aaa in debug_sigsegv () at /some_path/src/core/wee-debug.c:155 #5 <signal handler called> #6 0xb7656681 in vsnprintf () from /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #7 0xb763dd22 in snprintf () from /lib/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 #8 0xb7258674 in irc_protocol_cmd_join (server=0x8165138, command=0xb727c187 "join", argc=3, argv=0x889e840, argv_eol=0x889e858) at /some_path/src/plugins/irc/irc-protocol.c:520 #9 0xb7265c6e in irc_protocol_recv_command (server=0x8165138, entire_line=0x889e7e0 ":nick!nick@127.0.0.1 JOIN :#test", command=0x889d080 "JOIN") at /some_path/src/plugins/irc/irc-protocol.c:4077 #10 0xb726a2c6 in irc_server_msgq_flush () at /some_path/src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c:1614 #11 0xb726a4da in irc_server_recv_cb (data=0x8165138, fd=8) at /some_path/src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c:1691 #12 0x0809a797 in hook_fd_exec (read_fds=0xbfcf8074, write_fds=0xbfcf7ff4, exception_fds=0xbfcf7f74) at /some_path/src/core/wee-hook.c:1133 #13 0x08060af0 in gui_main_loop () at /some_path/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-main.c:330 #14 0x08083b10 in main (argc=3, argv=0xbfcf81d4) at /some_path/src/core/weechat.c:419
You must report this trace to developers, and tell them what action caused this crash.
Thank you for your help!
3. Usage
3.1. Running WeeChat
Command line arguments:
- -a, --no-connect
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Disable auto-connect to servers when WeeChat is starting
- -d, --dir path
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Set path as home for WeeChat (used for configuration files, logs, user plugins and scripts), default value is ~/.weechat (note: directory is created if not found by WeeChat)
- -h, --help
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Display help
- -k, --keys
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Display WeeChat default keys
- -l, --license
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Display WeeChat license
- -p, --no-plugin
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Disable plugins auto-load
- -s, --no-script
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Disable scripts auto-load
- -v, --version
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Display WeeChat version
- plugin:option
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Option for plugin (see doc for each plugin)
To start WeeChat, issue this command:
$ weechat-curses
When you run WeeChat for the first time, a default configuration file is created, with default options. The default configuration file is: ~/.weechat/weechat.conf.
You can edit this file at your convenience to configure WeeChat or you can set parameters with /set command in WeeChat (see WeeChat commands).
3.2. Screen layout
Example of terminal with WeeChat:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │Welcome to #test, this is a test channel │ │12:52:27 --> | flashy (n=flashcod@hellix.flashtux.org) has joined #test │@ChanServ │ │12:52:27 -- | Nicks #test: [@ChanServ @flashy +_FlashB0t joe mike] │@flashy │ │12:52:27 -- | Channel #test: 5 nicks (2 ops, 0 halfop, 1 voice, 2 normal) │+_FlashB0t│ │12:52:27 -- | Channel created on Tue Jan 27 06:30:17 2009 │joe │ │12:54:15 flashy | hey! │mike │ │12:55:01 joe | hi flashy! │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │[12:55] [4] [irc/freenode] 3:#test(+n){5}* [Act: 4,2] │ │[flashy] hi joe!█ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Screen is composed by following areas:
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chat area (middle of screen) with chat lines, and for each line:
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time
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prefix (before "|")
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message (after "|")
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bars around chat area, default bars are:
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title bar, above chat area
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status bar, below chat area
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input bar, below status bar
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nicklist bar, on the right
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Bar status has following default items:
Item | Example | Description |
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time |
[12:55] |
time |
buffer_count |
[4] |
number of opened buffers |
buffer_plugin |
[irc/freenode] |
plugin of current buffer (irc plugin can add IRC server name used by buffer) |
buffer_number |
3 |
current buffer number |
buffer_name |
#test(+n) |
current buffer name |
buffer_nicklist_count |
{5} |
number of nicks in nicklist |
buffer_filter |
* |
filtering indicator: * means some lines are filtered (hidden), empty value means all lines are displayed |
lag |
[Lag: 2.5] |
lag indicator, in seconds (hidden if lag is low) |
hotlist |
[Act: 4,2] |
list of buffers with activity (unread messages) |
completion |
abc(2) def(5) |
list of words for completion, with number of possible completions for each word |
scroll |
-MORE(50)- |
scroll indicator, with number of lines below last line displayed |
Bar input has following default items:
Item | Example | Description |
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input_paste |
[Paste 7 lines ? [ctrl-Y] Yes [ctrl-N] No] |
question to user for pasting lines |
input_prompt |
[nick] |
input prompt (nick for irc plugin) |
away |
(away) |
away indicator |
input_search |
[Text search] |
text search indicator |
input_text |
bla bla… |
input text |
3.3. Default key bindings
3.3.1. Keys for command line
Keys | Description and command |
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Left arrow |
Go to previous char in command line |
Right arrow |
Go to next char in command line |
Ctrl + left arrow |
Go to previous word in command line |
Ctrl + right arrow |
Go to next word in command line |
Home |
Go to the beginning of command line |
End |
Go to the end of command line |
Ctrl + C then B |
Insert code for bold text |
Ctrl + C then C |
Insert code for colored text |
Ctrl + C then I |
Insert code for italic text |
Ctrl + C then O |
Insert code for color reset |
Ctrl + C then R |
Insert code for reverse color |
Ctrl + C then U |
Insert code for underlined text |
Delete |
Delete next char in command line |
Backspace |
Delete previous char in command line |
Ctrl + K |
Delete from cursor until end of command line (deleted string is copied to
clipboard) |
Ctrl + R |
Search for text in buffer history (two times: search exact text) |
Ctrl + T |
Transpose chars |
Ctrl + U |
Delete from cursor until beginning of command line (deleted string is copied
to clipboard) |
Ctrl + W |
Delete previous word of command line (deleted string is copied to clipboard) |
Ctrl + Y |
Paste clipboard content |
Tab |
Complete command or nick (Tab again: find next completion) |
Shift + Tab |
Without completion: do a partial completion, with pending completion:
complete with previous completion |
Any char |
Insert char at cursor position in command line |
Enter |
Execute command or send message (in search mode: stop search) |
Up arrow |
Call previous command/message (in search mode: search up) |
Down arrow |
Call next command/message (in search mode: search down) |
Ctrl + up arrow |
Call previous command/message in global history (common for all buffers) |
Ctrl + down arrow |
Call next command/message in global history (common for all buffers) |
Alt + D |
Delete next word in command line (deleted string is copied to clipboard) |
Alt + K |
Grab a key and insert its code (and command bound if key exists) in command
line |
Alt + R |
Delete entire command line |
3.3.2. Keys for buffers / windows
Keys | Description and command |
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Ctrl + L |
Redraw whole window |
Ctrl + S then Ctrl + U |
Set unread marker on all buffers |
Ctrl + X |
Switch current buffer if buffers are attached with same number |
Page up |
Scroll up one page in buffer history |
Page down |
Scroll down one page in buffer history |
Alt + Page up |
Scroll up a few lines in buffer history |
Alt + Page down |
Scroll down a few lines in buffer history |
Alt + Home |
Scroll to top of buffer |
Alt + End |
Scroll to bottom of buffer |
Alt + left arrow |
Switch to previous buffer |
Alt + right arrow |
Switch to next buffer |
F7 |
Switch to previous window |
F8 |
Switch to next window |
F9 |
Scroll buffer’s title on the left |
F10 |
Scroll buffer’s title on the right |
F11 |
Scroll up one page in nicklist |
F12 |
Scroll down one page in nicklist |
Alt + F11 |
Go to the beginning of nicklist |
Alt + F12 |
Go to the end of nicklist |
Alt + A |
Switch to next buffer with activity (with priority: highlight, message,
other) |
Alt + J then Alt + L |
Switch to last buffer |
Alt + J then Alt + R |
Switch to IRC raw buffer |
Alt + J then Alt + S |
Switch to IRC server buffer |
Alt + digit (0-9) |
Switch to buffer by number (0 = 10) |
Alt + J then number (01-99) |
Switch to buffer by number |
Alt + N |
Scroll to next highlight |
Alt + P |
Scroll to previous highlight |
Alt + U |
Scroll to first unread line in buffer |
Alt + W then Alt + arrow |
Switch to window with direction |
Alt + Z |
Zoom on current window (Alt + Z again: restore initial windows state, before
zoom) |
Alt + < |
Switch to previous buffer in list of visited buffers |
Alt + > |
Switch to next buffer in list of visited buffers |
3.3.3. Other keys
Keys | Description and command |
---|---|
Alt + H |
Clear hotlist (activity notification on other buffers) |
Alt + = |
Toggle filters on/off |
3.4. Command line
WeeChat command line (at the bottom of window) lets you execute commands or send text to buffer.
3.4.1. Syntax
Commands begin with "/" char, followed by name of command. For example, to see list of all options:
/set
Text sent to a buffer is any text that does not begin with "/" char. For example, to send text hello on current buffer:
hello
However, it is possible to start with "/" char, by adding another. For example, to send text /set on current buffer:
//set
3.4.2. Colors
For some plugins like IRC, you can use color codes and attributes, as follow (press Ctrl-C then following letter, with optional value):
- ^Cb
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bold text
- ^Ccxx
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text color xx (see list of colors below)
- ^Ccxx,yy
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text color xx and background yy (see list of colors below)
- ^Co
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disable color and attributes
- ^Cr
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reverse video (revert text color with background)
- ^Cu
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underlined text
Note
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The same code (without number for ^Cc) may be used to stop the attribute. |
Color codes for ^Cc are:
Code | IRC | WeeChat (curses) |
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00 |
white |
white |
01 |
black |
black |
02 |
dark blue |
blue |
03 |
dark green |
green |
04 |
light red |
lightred |
05 |
dark red |
red |
06 |
magenta |
magenta |
07 |
orange |
brown |
08 |
yellow |
yellow |
09 |
light green |
lightgreen |
10 |
cyan |
cyan |
11 |
light cyan |
lightcyan |
12 |
light blue |
lightblue |
13 |
light magenta |
lightmagenta |
14 |
gray |
default |
15 |
light gray |
white |
Example: display of "hello everybody!" with "hello" in light blue bold and "everybody" in light red underlined:
^Cc12^Cbhello^Cb^Cc04^Cu everybody^Cu^Cc!
3.5. WeeChat options (weechat.conf)
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weechat.color.bar_more
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description: text color for + when scrolling bars
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightmagenta)
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weechat.color.chat
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description: text color for chat
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: default)
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weechat.color.chat_bg
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description: background color for chat
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: default)
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weechat.color.chat_buffer
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description: text color for buffer names
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: white)
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weechat.color.chat_channel
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description: text color for channel names
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: white)
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weechat.color.chat_delimiters
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description: text color for delimiters
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: green)
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weechat.color.chat_highlight
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description: text color for highlighted prefix
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: yellow)
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weechat.color.chat_highlight_bg
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description: background color for highlighted prefix
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: magenta)
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weechat.color.chat_host
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description: text color for hostnames
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: cyan)
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weechat.color.chat_nick
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description: text color for nicks in chat window
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightcyan)
-
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weechat.color.chat_nick_color01
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description: text color #1 for nick
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: cyan)
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weechat.color.chat_nick_color02
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description: text color #2 for nick
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: magenta)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_nick_color03
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description: text color #3 for nick
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: green)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_nick_color04
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description: text color #4 for nick
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: brown)
-
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weechat.color.chat_nick_color05
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description: text color #5 for nick
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightblue)
-
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weechat.color.chat_nick_color06
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description: text color #6 for nick
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: default)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_nick_color07
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description: text color #7 for nick
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightcyan)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_nick_color08
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description: text color #8 for nick
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightmagenta)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_nick_color09
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description: text color #9 for nick
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightgreen)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_nick_color10
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description: text color #10 for nick
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: blue)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_nick_other
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description: text color for other nick in private buffer
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: cyan)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_nick_self
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description: text color for local nick in chat window
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: white)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_prefix_action
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description: text color for action prefix
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: white)
-
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weechat.color.chat_prefix_buffer
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description: text color for buffer name (before prefix, when many buffers are merged with same number)
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: brown)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_prefix_error
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description: text color for error prefix
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: yellow)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_prefix_join
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description: text color for join prefix
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightgreen)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_prefix_more
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description: text color for + when prefix is too long
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightmagenta)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_prefix_network
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description: text color for network prefix
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: magenta)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_prefix_quit
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description: text color for quit prefix
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightred)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_prefix_suffix
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description: text color for suffix (after prefix)
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: green)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_read_marker
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description: text color for unread data marker
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: magenta)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_read_marker_bg
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description: background color for unread data marker
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: default)
-
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weechat.color.chat_server
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description: text color for server names
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: brown)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_text_found
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description: text color for marker on lines where text sought is found
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: yellow)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_text_found_bg
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description: background color for marker on lines where text sought is found
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightmagenta)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_time
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description: text color for time in chat window
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: default)
-
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weechat.color.chat_time_delimiters
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description: text color for time delimiters
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: brown)
-
-
weechat.color.chat_value
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description: text color for values
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: cyan)
-
-
weechat.color.input_actions
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description: text color for actions in input line
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightgreen)
-
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weechat.color.input_text_not_found
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description: text color for unsucessful text search in input line
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: red)
-
-
weechat.color.nicklist_away
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description: text color for away nicknames
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type: color
-
values: a color name (default value: cyan)
-
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weechat.color.nicklist_group
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description: text color for groups in nicklist
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: green)
-
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weechat.color.nicklist_offline
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description: text color for offline nicknames
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: blue)
-
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weechat.color.nicklist_prefix1
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description: text color for prefix #1 in nicklist
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightgreen)
-
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weechat.color.nicklist_prefix2
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description: text color for prefix #2 in nicklist
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightmagenta)
-
-
weechat.color.nicklist_prefix3
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description: text color for prefix #3 in nicklist
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: yellow)
-
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weechat.color.nicklist_prefix4
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description: text color for prefix #4 in nicklist
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: blue)
-
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weechat.color.nicklist_prefix5
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description: text color for prefix #5 in nicklist
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: brown)
-
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weechat.color.separator
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description: background color for window separators (when split)
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: blue)
-
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weechat.color.status_data_highlight
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description: text color for buffer with highlight (status bar)
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightmagenta)
-
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weechat.color.status_data_msg
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description: text color for buffer with new messages (status bar)
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: yellow)
-
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weechat.color.status_data_other
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description: text color for buffer with new data (not messages) (status bar)
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: default)
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weechat.color.status_data_private
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description: text color for buffer with private message (status bar)
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightgreen)
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weechat.color.status_filter
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description: text color for filter indicator in status bar
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: green)
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-
weechat.color.status_more
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description: text color for buffer with new data (status bar)
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: yellow)
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-
weechat.color.status_name
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description: text color for current buffer name in status bar
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: white)
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-
weechat.color.status_number
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description: text color for current buffer number in status bar
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: yellow)
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-
weechat.color.status_time
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description: text color for time (status bar)
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: default)
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-
weechat.completion.default_template
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description: default completion template (please see documentation for template codes and values)
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "%(nicks)|%(irc_channels)")
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-
weechat.completion.nick_add_space
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description: add space after nick completion (when nick is not first word on command line)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
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-
weechat.completion.nick_completer
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description: string inserted after nick completion
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: ":")
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-
weechat.completion.nick_first_only
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description: complete only with first nick found
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: off)
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-
weechat.completion.nick_ignore_chars
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description: chars ignored for nick completion
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "[]-^")
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-
weechat.completion.partial_completion_alert
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description: alert user when a partial completion occurs
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
weechat.completion.partial_completion_command
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description: partially complete command names (stop when many commands found begin with same letters)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: off)
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weechat.completion.partial_completion_command_arg
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description: partially complete command arguments (stop when many arguments found begin with same prefix)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: off)
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-
weechat.completion.partial_completion_count
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description: display count for each partial completion in bar item
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
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-
weechat.completion.partial_completion_other
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description: partially complete outside commands (stop when many words found begin with same letters)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: off)
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-
weechat.history.display_default
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description: maximum number of commands to display by default in history listing (0 = unlimited)
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 5)
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-
weechat.history.max_commands
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description: maximum number of user commands in history (0 = unlimited)
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 100)
-
-
weechat.history.max_lines
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description: maximum number of lines in history per buffer (0 = unlimited)
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 4096)
-
-
weechat.history.max_visited_buffers
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description: maximum number of visited buffers to keep in memory
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 1000 (default value: 50)
-
-
weechat.look.buffer_notify_default
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description: default notify level for buffers (used to tell WeeChat if buffer must be displayed in hotlist or not, according to importance of message)
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type: integer
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values: none, highlight, message, all (default value: all)
-
-
weechat.look.buffer_time_format
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description: time format for each line displayed in buffers
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "%H:%M:%S")
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-
weechat.look.color_nicks_number
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description: number of colors to use for nicks colors
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type: integer
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values: 1 .. 10 (default value: 10)
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-
weechat.look.color_real_white
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description: if set, uses real white color, disabled by default for terms with white background (if you never use white background, you should turn on this option to see real white instead of default term foreground color)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
weechat.look.command_chars
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description: chars used to determine if input string is a command or not: input must start with one of these chars; the slash ("/") is always considered as command prefix (example: ".$")
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
weechat.look.day_change
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description: display special message when day changes
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type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
weechat.look.day_change_time_format
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description: time format for date displayed when day changed
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "%a, %d %b %Y")
-
-
weechat.look.highlight
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description: comma separated list of words to highlight (case insensitive comparison, words may begin or end with "*" for partial match)
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "")
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-
weechat.look.hline_char
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description: char used to draw horizontal lines, note that empty value will draw a real line with ncurses, but may cause bugs with URL selection under some terminals
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "-")
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-
weechat.look.hotlist_names_count
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description: max number of names in hotlist (0 = no name displayed, only buffer numbers)
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 32 (default value: 3)
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-
weechat.look.hotlist_names_length
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description: max length of names in hotlist (0 = no limit)
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 32 (default value: 0)
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-
weechat.look.hotlist_names_level
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description: level for displaying names in hotlist (combination of: 1=join/part, 2=message, 4=private, 8=highlight, for example: 12=private+highlight)
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type: integer
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values: 1 .. 15 (default value: 12)
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-
weechat.look.hotlist_names_merged_buffers
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description: if set, force display of names in hotlist for merged buffers
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
weechat.look.hotlist_short_names
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description: if set, uses short names to display buffer names in hotlist (start after first . in name)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
weechat.look.hotlist_sort
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description: hotlist sort type (group_time_asc (default), group_time_desc, group_number_asc, group_number_desc, number_asc, number_desc)
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type: integer
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values: group_time_asc, group_time_desc, group_number_asc, group_number_desc, number_asc, number_desc (default value: group_time_asc)
-
-
weechat.look.item_time_format
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description: time format for "time" bar item
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "%H:%M")
-
-
weechat.look.jump_current_to_previous_buffer
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description: jump to previous buffer displayed when jumping to current buffer number with /buffer *N (where N is a buffer number), to easily switch to another buffer, then come back to current buffer
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
weechat.look.jump_previous_buffer_when_closing
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description: jump to previously visited buffer when closing a buffer (if disabled, then jump to buffer number - 1)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
weechat.look.nickmode
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description: display nick mode ((half)op/voice) before each nick
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
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-
weechat.look.nickmode_empty
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description: display space if nick mode is not (half)op/voice
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
weechat.look.paste_max_lines
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description: max number of lines for paste without asking user (0 = disable this feature)
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 3)
-
-
weechat.look.prefix_action
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description: prefix for action messages
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: " *")
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-
weechat.look.prefix_align
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description: prefix alignment (none, left, right (default))
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type: integer
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values: none, left, right (default value: right)
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-
weechat.look.prefix_align_max
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description: max size for prefix (0 = no max size)
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 128 (default value: 0)
-
-
weechat.look.prefix_align_more
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description: display + if prefix is truncated
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
weechat.look.prefix_buffer_align
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description: prefix alignment for buffer name, when many buffers are merged with same number (none, left, right (default))
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type: integer
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values: none, left, right (default value: right)
-
-
weechat.look.prefix_buffer_align_max
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description: max size for buffer name, when many buffers are merged with same number (0 = no max size)
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 128 (default value: 0)
-
-
weechat.look.prefix_buffer_align_more
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description: display + if buffer name is truncated (when many buffers are merged with same number)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
weechat.look.prefix_error
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description: prefix for error messages
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "=!=")
-
-
weechat.look.prefix_join
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description: prefix for join messages
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "-→")
-
-
weechat.look.prefix_network
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description: prefix for network messages
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "--")
-
-
weechat.look.prefix_quit
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description: prefix for quit messages
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "←-")
-
-
weechat.look.prefix_suffix
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description: string displayed after prefix
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "|")
-
-
weechat.look.read_marker
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description: use a marker (line or char) on buffers to show first unread line
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type: integer
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values: none, line, dotted-line, char (default value: dotted-line)
-
-
weechat.look.read_marker_always_show
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description: always show read marker, even if it is after last buffer line
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
weechat.look.save_config_on_exit
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description: save configuration file on exit
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
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weechat.look.save_layout_on_exit
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description: save layout on exit (buffers, windows, or both)
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type: integer
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values: none, buffers, windows, all (default value: none)
-
-
weechat.look.scroll_amount
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description: how many lines to scroll by with scroll_up and scroll_down
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type: integer
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values: 1 .. 2147483647 (default value: 3)
-
-
weechat.look.scroll_page_percent
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description: percent of screen to scroll when scrolling one page up or down (for example 100 means one page, 50 half-page)
-
type: integer
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values: 1 .. 100 (default value: 100)
-
-
weechat.look.search_text_not_found_alert
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description: alert user when text sought is not found in buffer
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
weechat.look.set_title
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description: set title for window (terminal for Curses GUI) with name and version
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
weechat.look.time_format
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description: time format for dates converted to strings and displayed in messages
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "%a, %d %b %Y %T")
-
-
weechat.network.gnutls_ca_file
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description: file containing the certificate authorities
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "%h/ssl/CAs.pem")
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weechat.plugin.autoload
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description: comma separated list of plugins to load automatically at startup, "" means all plugins found, a name beginning with "!" is a negative value to prevent a plugin from being loaded, names can start or end with "" to match several plugins (examples: "" or ",!lua,!tcl")
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "*")
-
-
weechat.plugin.debug
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description: enable debug messages by default in all plugins (option disabled by default, which is highly recommended)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
weechat.plugin.extension
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description: standard plugins extension in filename (for example ".so" under Linux or ".dll" under Microsoft Windows)
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: ".so")
-
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weechat.plugin.path
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description: path for searching plugins ("%h" will be replaced by WeeChat home, "~/.weechat" by default)
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "%h/plugins")
-
-
weechat.plugin.save_config_on_unload
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description: save configuration files when unloading plugins
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
weechat.startup.command_after_plugins
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description: command executed when WeeChat starts, after loading plugins
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
weechat.startup.command_before_plugins
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description: command executed when WeeChat starts, before loading plugins
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
weechat.startup.display_logo
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description: display WeeChat logo at startup
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
weechat.startup.display_version
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description: display WeeChat version at startup
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
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3.5.1. Colors for Curses GUI
default |
default terminal color (transparent for background) |
black |
black |
darkgray |
dark gray |
red |
dark red |
lightred |
light red |
green |
dark green |
lightgreen |
light green |
brown |
brown |
yellow |
yellow |
blue |
dark blue |
lightblue |
light blue |
magenta |
dark magenta |
lightmagenta |
light magenta |
cyan |
dark cyan |
lightcyan |
light cyan |
white |
white |
3.6. WeeChat commands
- • /away [-all] [message]
toggle away status -all: toggle away status on all connected servers message: message for away (if no message is given, away status is removed)
- • /bar [add barname type[,cond1,cond2,...] position size separator item1,item2,...] | [default] | [del barname|-all] | [set barname option value] | [hide|show|toggle barname] | [scroll barname buffer scroll_value] | [list] | [listfull] | [listitems]
manage bars add: add a new bar barname: name of bar (must be unique) type: root: outside windows, window: inside windows, with optional conditions (see below) cond1,...: condition(s) for displaying bar (only for type "window"): active: on active window inactive: on inactive windows nicklist: on windows with nicklist without condition, bar is always displayed position: bottom, top, left or right size: size of bar (in chars) separator: 1 for using separator (line), 0 or nothing means no separator item1,...: items for this bar (items can be separated by comma (space between items) or "+" (glued items)) default: create default bars del: delete a bar (or all bars with -all) set: set a value for a bar property option: option to change (for options list, look at /set weechat.bar.<barname>.*) value: new value for option hide: hide a bar show: show an hidden bar toggle: hide/show a bar scroll: scroll bar up/down buffer: name of buffer to scroll ('*' means current buffer, you should use '*' for root bars) scroll_value: value for scroll: 'x' or 'y', followed by '+', '-', 'b' (beginning) or 'e' (end), value (for +/-), and optional %% (to scroll by %% of width/height, otherwise value is number of chars) list: list all bars listfull: list all bars (verbose) listitems: list all bar items Examples: create a bar with time, buffer number + name, and completion: /bar add mybar root bottom 1 0 [time],buffer_number+:+buffer_name,completion hide a bar: /bar hide mybar scroll nicklist 10 lines down on current buffer: /bar scroll nicklist * y+10 scroll nicklist one page up on #weechat buffer: /bar scroll nicklist #weechat y-100% scroll to end of nicklist on current buffer: /bar scroll nicklist * ye
- • /buffer [clear [number | -merged | -all] | move number | merge number | unmerge [number] | close [n1[-n2]] | list | notify level | localvar | set property value | get property | number | name]
manage buffers clear: clear buffer content (number for a buffer, -merged for merged buffers, -all for all buffers, or nothing for current buffer) move: move buffer in the list (may be relative, for example -1) merge: merge current buffer to another buffer (chat area will be mix of both buffers) (by default ctrl-x switches between merged buffers) unmerge: unmerge buffer from other buffers which have same number close: close buffer (number/range is optional) list: list buffers (without argument, this list is displayed) notify: set notify level for current buffer: this level determines whether buffer will be added to hotlist or not: none: never highlight: for highlights only message: for messages from users + highlights all: all messages reset: reset to default value (all) localvar: display local variables for current buffer set: set a property for current buffer get: display a property of current buffer number: jump to buffer by number, possible prefix: '+': relative jump, add number to current '-': relative jump, sub number to current '*': jump to number, using option "weechat.look.jump_current_to_previous_buffer" name: jump to buffer by (partial) name Examples: clear current buffer: /buffer clear move buffer to number 5: /buffer move 5 merge with core buffer: /buffer merge 1 unmerge buffer: /buffer unmerge close current buffer: /buffer close close buffers 5 to 7: /buffer close 5-7 jump to #weechat: /buffer #weechat jump to next buffer: /buffer +1
- • /command plugin command
launch explicit WeeChat or plugin command plugin: plugin name ('weechat' for WeeChat internal command) command: command to execute (a '/' is automatically added if not found at beginning of command)
- • /debug [list | set plugin level | dump | buffer | windows | term]
control debug for core/plugins set: set log level for plugin plugin: name of plugin ("core" for WeeChat core) level: debug level for plugin (0 = disable debug) dump: save memory dump in WeeChat log file (same dump is written when WeeChat crashes) buffer: dump buffer content with hexadecimal values in log file windows: display windows tree term: display infos about terminal and available colors
- • /filter [list] | [enable|disable|toggle [name]] | [add name plugin.buffer tags regex] | [del name|-all]
filter messages in buffers, to hide/show them according to tags or regex list: list all filters enable: enable filters (filters are enabled by default) disable: disable filters toggle: toggle filters name: filter name add: add a filter del: delete a filter -all: delete all filters plugin.buffer: plugin and buffer where filter is active ("*" for all buffers) tags: comma separated list of tags, for example: "irc_join,irc_part,irc_quit" regex: regular expression to search in line (use \t to separate prefix from message, special chars like '|' must be escaped: '\|') The default key alt+'=' toggles filtering on/off. Tags most commonly used: no_filter, no_highlight, log0..log9 (log level), notify_message, notify_private, notify_highlight, irc_xxx (xxx is command name or number, see /server raw), irc_numeric, irc_error, irc_action, irc_ctcp, irc_ctcp_reply, irc_smart_filter, away_info. Examples: use IRC smart filter for join/part/quit messages: /filter add irc_smart * irc_smart_filter * filter all IRC join/part/quit messages: /filter add joinquit * irc_join,irc_part,irc_quit * filter nicks displayed when joining channels or with /names: /filter add nicks * irc_366 * filter nick "toto" on IRC channel #weechat: /filter add toto irc.freenode.#weechat * toto\t filter lines containing word "spam": /filter add filterspam * * spam filter lines containing "weechat sucks" on IRC channel #weechat: /filter add sucks irc.freenode.#weechat * weechat sucks
- • /help [command | option]
display help about commands and options command: a command name option: an option name (use /set to see list)
- • /history [clear | value]
show buffer command history clear: clear history value: number of history entries to show
- • /input return | complete_next | complete_previous | search_next | delete_previous_char | delete_next_char | delete_previous_word | delete_next_word | delete_beginning_of_line | delete_end_of_line | delete_line | clipboard_paste | transpose_chars | move_beginning_of_line | move_end_of_line | move_previous_char | move_next_char | move_previous_word | move_next_word | history_previous | history_next | history_global_previous | history_global_next | jump_smart | jump_last_buffer | jump_previously_visited_buffer | jump_next_visited_buffer | hotlist_clear | grab_key | grab_key_command | scroll_unread | set_unread | set_unread_current_buffer | switch_active_buffer | switch_active_buffer_previous | insert [args]
functions for command line This command is used by key bindings or plugins.
- • /key [list | listdefault | listdiff] | [bind key [command [args]]] | [unbind key] | [reset key] | [resetall -yes] | [missing]
bind/unbind keys list: list all current keys (without argument, this list is displayed) listdefault: list default keys listdiff: list differences between current and default keys (keys added, redefined or deleted) bind: bind a command to a key or display command bound to key unbind: remove a key binding reset: reset a key to default binding resetall: restore bindings to the default values and delete ALL personal bindings (use carefully!) missing: add missing keys (using default bindings), useful after installing new WeeChat version When binding a command to a key, it is recommended to use key alt+k (or Esc then k), and then press the key to bind: this will insert key code in command line. Examples: key alt-x to toggle nicklist bar: /key bind meta-x /bar toggle nicklist key alt-r to jump to #weechat IRC channel: /key bind meta-r /buffer #weechat restore default binding for key alt-r: /key reset meta-r
- • /layout [[save | apply | reset] [buffers | windows]]
save/apply/reset layout for buffers and windows save: save current layout apply: apply saved layout reset: remove saved layout buffers: save/apply only buffers (order of buffers) windows: save/apply only windows (buffer displayed by each window) Without argument, this command displays saved layout.
- • /mute [-current | -buffer name | -all] command
execute a command silently -current: no output on curent buffer -buffer: no output on specified buffer name: full buffer name (examples: "irc.server.freenode", "irc.freenode.#weechat") -all: no output on ALL buffers command: command to execute silently (a '/' is automatically added if not found at beginning of command) If no target is specified (-current, -buffer or -all), then default is to mute WeeChat core buffer only. Examples: config save: /mute save message to current IRC channel: /mute -current msg * hi! message to #weechat channel: /mute -buffer irc.freenode.#weechat msg #weechat hi!
- • /plugin [list [name]] | [listfull [name]] | [load filename] | [autoload] | [reload [name]] | [unload [name]]
list/load/unload plugins list: list loaded plugins listfull: list loaded plugins (verbose) load: load a plugin autoload: autoload plugins in system or user directory reload: reload one plugin (if no name given, unload all plugins, then autoload plugins) unload: unload one or all plugins Without argument, this command lists loaded plugins.
- • /proxy [add proxyname type address port [username [password]]] | [del proxyname|-all] | [set proxyname option value] | [list]
manage proxies add: add a new proxy proxyname: name of proxy (must be unique) type: http, socks4 or socks5 address: IP or hostname port: port username: username (optional) password: password (optional) del: delete a proxy (or all proxies with -all) set: set a value for a proxy property option: option to change (for options list, look at /set weechat.proxy.<proxyname>.*) value: new value for option list: list all proxies Examples: create a http proxy, running on local host, port 8888: /proxy add local http 127.0.0.1 8888 create a http proxy using IPv6 protocol: /proxy add local http 127.0.0.1 8888 /proxy set local ipv6 on create a socks5 proxy with username/password: /proxy add myproxy socks5 sample.host.org 3128 myuser mypass delete a proxy: /proxy del myproxy
- • /quit [arguments]
quit WeeChat arguments: text sent with signal "quit" (for example irc plugin uses this text to send quit message to server)
- • /reload [file [file...]]
reload configuration files from disk file: configuration file to reload Without argument, all files (WeeChat and plugins) are reloaded.
- • /save [file [file...]]
save configuration files to disk file: configuration file to save Without argument, all files (WeeChat and plugins) are saved.
- • /set [option [value]]
set config options option: name of an option value: new value for option New value can be, according to variable type: boolean: on, off or toggle integer: number, ++number or --number string : any string ("" for empty string) color : color name, ++number or --number For all types, you can use null to remove option value (undefined value). This works only for some special plugin variables.
- • /unset [option]
unset/reset config options option: name of an option (may begin or end with "*" to mass-reset options, use carefully!) According to option, it's reset (for standard options) or removed (for optional settings, like server values).
- • /upgrade [path_to_binary]
upgrade WeeChat without disconnecting from servers path_to_binary: path to WeeChat binary (default is current binary) This command run again a WeeChat binary, so it should have been compiled or installed with a package manager before running this command.
- • /uptime [-o | -ol]
show WeeChat uptime -o: send uptime to current buffer as input (english string) -ol: send uptime to current buffer as input (translated string)
- • /version [-o | -ol]
show WeeChat version and compilation date -o: send version to current buffer as input (english string) -ol: send version to current buffer as input (translated string)
- • /wait number[unit] command
schedule a command execution in future number: amount of time to wait (integer number) unit: optional, values are: ms: milliseconds s: seconds (default) m: minutes h: hours command: command to execute (or text to send to buffer if command does not start with '/') Note: command is executed on buffer where /wait was executed (if buffer is not found (for example if it has been closed before execution of command), then command is executed on WeeChat core buffer). Examples: join channel in 10 sec: /wait 10 /join #test set away in 15 min: /wait 15m /away -all I'm away say 'hello' in 2 min: /wait 2m hello
- • /window [list | -1 | +1 | b# | up | down | left | right | splith [pct] | splitv [pct] | resize pct | merge [all] | page_up | page_down | refresh | scroll | scroll_up | scroll_down | scroll_top | scroll_bottom | scroll_previous_highlight | scroll_next_highlight | zoom]
manage windows list: list opened windows (without argument, this list is displayed) -1: jump to previous window +1: jump to next window b#: jump to next window displaying buffer number # up: switch to window above current one down: switch to window below current one left: switch to window on the left right: switch to window on the right splith: split current window horizontally splitv: split current window vertically resize: resize window size, new size is <pct> percentage of parent window merge: merge window with another (all = keep only one window) page_up: scroll one page up page_down: scroll one page down refresh: refresh screen scroll: scroll number of lines (+/-N) or with time: s=seconds, m=minutes, h=hours, d=days, M=months, y=years scroll_up: scroll a few lines up scroll_down: scroll a few lines down scroll_top: scroll to top of buffer scroll_bottom: scroll to bottom of buffer scroll_previous_highlight: scroll to previous highlight scroll_next_highlight: scroll to next highlight zoom: zoom on window For splith and splitv, pct is a percentage which represents size of new window, computed with current window as size reference. For example 25 means create a new window with size = current_size / 4 Examples: jump to window displaying buffer #1: /window b1 scroll 2 lines up: /window scroll -2 scroll 2 days up: /window scroll -2d scroll to beginning of current day: /window scroll -d
4. Plugins
To learn more about plugin or script development (through API), please read WeeChat Plugin API Reference or WeeChat Scripting Guide.
4.1. Plugins in WeeChat
A plugin is dynamic library, written in C and compiled, which is loaded by WeeChat. Under GNU/Linux, the file has ".so" extension, ".dll" under Windows.
Plugins found are automatically loaded when WeeChat is starting, and it is possible to load or unload plugins while WeeChat is running.
It’s important to make difference between a plugin and a script: a plugin is a binary file compiled and loaded with command /plugin, whereas a script is a text file loaded with a plugin like perl with command /perl.
You can use command /plugin to load/unload a plugin, or list all loaded plugins. When a plugin is unloaded, all buffers created by this plugin are automatically closed.
Examples to load, unload or list plugins:
/plugin load irc /plugin unload irc /plugin list
Default plugins are:
Plugin | Description |
---|---|
alias |
Define alias for commands |
aspell |
Spell checking for command line |
charset |
Charset decoding/encoding for buffers |
demo |
Demo plugin (not compiled by default) |
fifo |
FIFO pipe used to remotely send commands to WeeChat |
irc |
IRC chat protocol |
logger |
Log buffers to files |
perl |
Perl scripting API |
python |
Python scripting API |
ruby |
Ruby scripting API |
lua |
Lua scripting API |
tcl |
Tcl scripting API |
xfer |
File transfer and direct chat |
4.2. Alias plugin
Alias plugin lets you create alias for commands (from WeeChat or other plugins).
4.2.1. Commands
- • /alias [[-completion completion] alias_name [command [arguments]]]
create an alias for a command completion: completion for alias (optional, by default completion is done with target command) alias_name: name of alias (can start or end with "*" for alias listing) command: command name (many commands can be separated by semicolons) arguments: arguments for command Without argument, this command lists all defined alias. Note: in command, special variables are replaced: $n: argument 'n' (between 1 and 9) $-m: arguments from 1 to 'm' $n-: arguments from 'n' to last $n-m: arguments from 'n' to 'm' $*: all arguments $~: last argument $nick: current nick $channel: current channel $server: current server To remove an alias, use command /unalias. Examples: alias /split to split window horizontally: /alias split /window splith alias /hello to say "hello" on all channels but not on #weechat: /alias hello /allchan -exclude=#weechat msg * hello alias /forcejoin to send IRC command "forcejoin" with completion of /sajoin: /alias -completion %%sajoin forcejoin /quote forcejoin
4.3. Aspell plugin
Aspell plugin lets you check spelling in command line. It is possible to use many languages by buffer.
4.3.1. Options (aspell.conf)
-
aspell.check.commands
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description: comma separated list of commands for which spell checking is enabled (spell checking is disabled for all other commands)
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "ame,amsg,away,command,cycle,kick,kickban,me,msg,notice,part,query,quit,topic")
-
-
aspell.check.default_dict
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description: default dictionary (or comma separated list of dictionaries) to use when buffer has no dictionary defined (leave blank to disable aspell on buffers for which you didn’t explicitly enabled it)
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
aspell.check.during_search
-
description: check words during text search in buffer
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
aspell.check.real_time
-
description: real-time spell checking of words (slower, disabled by default: words are checked only if there’s delimiter after)
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
aspell.check.word_min_length
-
description: minimum length for a word to be spell checked (use 0 to check all words)
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 2)
-
-
aspell.look.color
-
description: color used for misspelled words
-
type: color
-
values: a color name (default value: lightred)
-
4.3.2. Commands
- • /aspell dictlist | enable lang | disable | addword [lang] word
aspell plugin configuration dictlist: show installed dictionaries enable: enable aspell on current buffer disable: disable aspell on current buffer addword: add a word in your personal aspell dictionary Input line beginning with a '/' is not checked, except for some commands.
4.4. Charset plugin
Charset plugin lets you decode or encode data using charsets.
There is default charset for decode/encode, and specific charsets for buffers (or group of buffers).
This plugin is optional, but recommended: if it’s not loaded, WeeChat can only read/write UTF-8 data.
Charset plugin should be autoloaded by WeeChat. To be sure plugin is loaded, try:
/charset
If command is not found, then load plugin with command:
/plugin load charset
If plugin is not found, then you should compile again WeeChat with plugins and Charset support.
When Charset plugin starts, it displays terminal and internal charsets. Terminal charset depends on your locale, and internal is UTF-8.
For example:
charset: terminal: ISO-8859-15, internal: UTF-8
4.4.1. Options (charset.conf)
-
charset.default.decode
-
description: global decoding charset
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "iso-8859-1")
-
-
charset.default.encode
-
description: global encoding charset
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
4.4.2. Commands
- • /charset [[decode | encode] charset] | [reset]
change charset for current buffer decode: change decoding charset encode: change encoding charset charset: new charset for current buffer reset: reset charsets for current buffer
4.4.3. Set charset
To set global decode and encode charsets, use command /set.
For example:
/set charset.default.decode ISO-8859-15 /set charset.default.encode ISO-8859-15
If global decode charset is not set (for example during first load of Charset plugin), it will be automatically set to terminal charset (if it’s different from UTF-8), or by default to ISO-8859-1.
Default encode value is empty, so it sends by default with internal charset (UTF-8).
To set IRC server charset, use command /charset on server buffer. If you give only charset, then it will set decoding and encoding values.
For example:
/charset ISO-8859-15
It’s equivalent to:
/charset decode ISO-8859-15 /charset encode ISO-8859-15
To set IRC channel (or private) charset, use same commands as server, but on channel (or private) buffer.
To see all charsets used, use following command:
/set charset.*
4.4.4. Troubleshooting
For any problem with charsets, please look at WeeChat FAQ.
4.5. Fifo plugin
You can remote control WeeChat, by sending commands or text to a FIFO pipe (if option "plugins.var.fifo.fifo" is enabled, it is by default).
The FIFO pipe is located in ~/.weechat/ and is called weechat_fifo_xxxx (where xxxx is the process ID (PID) of running WeeChat).
Syntax for the FIFO pipe commands/text is one of following:
plugin.buffer *text or command here *text or command here
Some examples:
-
nick change on IRC server freenode to "newnick":
$ echo 'irc.server.freenode */nick newnick' >~/.weechat/weechat_fifo_12345
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display text on IRC #weechat channel:
$ echo 'irc.freenode.#weechat *hello!' >~/.weechat/weechat_fifo_12345
-
display text on current buffer:
$ echo '*hello!' >~/.weechat/weechat_fifo_12345
-
send two commands to unload/reload Perl scripts (you have to separate them with "\n"):
$ echo -e '*/perl unload\n*/perl autoload' >~/.weechat/weechat_fifo_12345
You can write a script to send command to all running WeeChat at same time, for example:
#!/bin/sh if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then for fifo in ~/.weechat/weechat_fifo_* do echo -e "$1" >$fifo done fi
If the script is called "auto_weechat_command", you can run it with:
$ ./auto_weechat_command 'irc.freenode.#weechat *hello'
4.6. IRC plugin
The IRC plugin is designed to chat through IRC protocol with other people.
It is multi-servers, and offers all supported IRC commands including DCC chat and file transfer (via xfer plugin, see Xfer plugin).
4.6.1. Command line options
It is possible to give URL for one or many IRC servers, as follow:
irc[6][s]://[pseudo[:mot_passe]@]irc.example.org[:port][/channel][,channel[...]
Example to join #weechat and #toto on server irc.freenode.net server, default port (6667), with nick nono:
$ weechat-curses irc://nono@irc.freenode.net/#weechat,#toto
4.6.2. Options (irc.conf)
-
irc.color.input_nick
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description: color for nick in input bar
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type: color
-
values: a color name (default value: lightcyan)
-
-
irc.color.item_away
-
description: color for away item
-
type: color
-
values: a color name (default value: yellow)
-
-
irc.color.item_channel_modes
-
description: color for channel modes, near channel name
-
type: color
-
values: a color name (default value: default)
-
-
irc.color.message_join
-
description: color for text in join messages
-
type: color
-
values: a color name (default value: green)
-
-
irc.color.message_quit
-
description: color for text in part/quit messages
-
type: color
-
values: a color name (default value: red)
-
-
irc.color.notice
-
description: color for text "Notice" in notices
-
type: color
-
values: a color name (default value: green)
-
-
irc.look.color_nicks_in_server_messages
-
description: use nick color in messages from server
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.color_pv_nick_like_channel
-
description: use same nick color for channel and private
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.display_away
-
description: display message when (un)marking as away
-
type: integer
-
values: off, local, channel (default value: local)
-
-
irc.look.display_ctcp_blocked
-
description: display CTCP message even if it is blocked
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.display_ctcp_reply
-
description: display CTCP reply sent by WeeChat
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.display_ctcp_unknown
-
description: display CTCP message even if it is unknown CTCP
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.display_old_topic
-
description: display old topic when channel topic is changed
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.hide_nickserv_pwd
-
description: hide password displayed by nickserv
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.highlight_tags
-
description: comma separated list of tags for messages that may produce highlight (usually any message from another user, not server messages,..)
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "irc_privmsg,irc_notice")
-
-
irc.look.item_channel_modes
-
description: display channel modes in "buffer_name" bar item
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.item_channel_modes_hide_key
-
description: hide channel key if modes are displayed in "buffer_name" bar item (this will hide all channel modes arguments if mode +k is set on channel)
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
irc.look.item_display_server
-
description: name of bar item where IRC server is displayed (for status bar)
-
type: integer
-
values: buffer_plugin, buffer_name (default value: buffer_plugin)
-
-
irc.look.item_nick_modes
-
description: display nick modes in "input_prompt" bar item
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.item_nick_prefix
-
description: display nick prefix in "input_prompt" bar item
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.msgbuffer_fallback
-
description: default target buffer for msgbuffer options when target is private and that private buffer is not found
-
type: integer
-
values: current, server (default value: current)
-
-
irc.look.nick_completion_smart
-
description: smart completion for nicks (completes first with last speakers)
-
type: integer
-
values: off, speakers, speakers_highlights (default value: speakers)
-
-
irc.look.nick_prefix
-
description: text to display before nick in chat window
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.look.nick_suffix
-
description: text to display after nick in chat window
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.look.notice_as_pv
-
description: display notices as private messages (if auto, use private buffer if found)
-
type: integer
-
values: auto, never, always (default value: auto)
-
-
irc.look.open_channel_near_server
-
description: open new channels near server
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
irc.look.open_pv_near_server
-
description: open new privates near server
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
irc.look.part_closes_buffer
-
description: close buffer when /part is issued on a channel
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
irc.look.raw_messages
-
description: number of IRC raw messages to save in memory when raw data buffer is closed (messages will be displayed when opening raw data buffer)
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 65535 (default value: 256)
-
-
irc.look.server_buffer
-
description: merge server buffers
-
type: integer
-
values: merge_with_core, merge_without_core, independent (default value: merge_with_core)
-
-
irc.look.show_away_once
-
description: show remote away message only once in private
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.smart_filter
-
description: filter join/part/quit messages for a nick if not speaking for some minutes on channel (you must create a filter on tag "irc_smart_filter")
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.smart_filter_delay
-
description: delay for filtering join/part/quit messages (in minutes)
-
type: integer
-
values: 1 .. 10080 (default value: 5)
-
-
irc.look.smart_filter_join
-
description: enable smart filter for "join" messages
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.smart_filter_quit
-
description: enable smart filter for "part" and "quit" messages
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.look.topic_strip_colors
-
description: strip colors in topic (used only when displaying buffer title)
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
irc.network.anti_flood_prio_high
-
description: anti-flood for high priority queue: number of seconds between two user messages or commands sent to IRC server (0 = no anti-flood)
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 60 (default value: 2)
-
-
irc.network.anti_flood_prio_low
-
description: anti-flood for low priority queue: number of seconds between two messages sent to IRC server (messages like automatic CTCP replies) (0 = no anti-flood)
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 60 (default value: 2)
-
-
irc.network.away_check
-
description: interval between two checks for away (in minutes, 0 = never check)
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 0)
-
-
irc.network.away_check_max_nicks
-
description: do not check away nicks on channels with high number of nicks (0 = unlimited)
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 25)
-
-
irc.network.colors_receive
-
description: when off, colors codes are ignored in incoming messages
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.network.colors_send
-
description: allow user to send colors with special codes (ctrl-c + a code and optional color: b=bold, cxx=color, cxx,yy=color+background, u=underline, r=reverse)
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.network.connection_timeout
-
description: timeout (in seconds) between TCP connection to server and message 001 received, if this timeout is reached before 001 message is received, WeeChat will disconnect from server
-
type: integer
-
values: 1 .. 3600 (default value: 60)
-
-
irc.network.default_msg_part
-
description: default part message (leaving channel) ("%v" will be replaced by WeeChat version in string)
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "WeeChat %v")
-
-
irc.network.default_msg_quit
-
description: default quit message (disconnecting from server) ("%v" will be replaced by WeeChat version in string)
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "WeeChat %v")
-
-
irc.network.lag_check
-
description: interval between two checks for lag (in seconds, 0 = never check)
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 60)
-
-
irc.network.lag_disconnect
-
description: disconnect after important lag (in minutes, 0 = never disconnect)
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 0)
-
-
irc.network.lag_min_show
-
description: minimum lag to show (in seconds)
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 1)
-
-
irc.network.send_unknown_commands
-
description: send unknown commands to server
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
irc.server_default.addresses
-
description: list of hostname/port or IP/port for server (separated by comma)
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.server_default.autoconnect
-
description: automatically connect to server when WeeChat is starting
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
irc.server_default.autojoin
-
description: comma separated list of channels to join when connected to server (example: "#chan1,#chan2,#chan3 key1,key2")
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.server_default.autoreconnect
-
description: automatically reconnect to server when disconnected
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.server_default.autoreconnect_delay
-
description: delay (in seconds) before trying again to reconnect to server
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 65535 (default value: 30)
-
-
irc.server_default.autorejoin
-
description: automatically rejoin channels after kick
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
irc.server_default.autorejoin_delay
-
description: delay (in seconds) before autorejoin (after kick)
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 86400 (default value: 30)
-
-
irc.server_default.command
-
description: command(s) to run when connected to server (many commands should be separated by ";", use "\;" for a semicolon, special variables $nick, $channel and $server are replaced by their value)
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.server_default.command_delay
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description: delay (in seconds) after command was executed (example: give some time for authentication)
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 3600 (default value: 0)
-
-
irc.server_default.ipv6
-
description: use IPv6 protocol for server communication
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
irc.server_default.local_hostname
-
description: custom local hostname/IP for server (optional, if empty local hostname is used)
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.server_default.nicks
-
description: nicknames to use on server (separated by comma)
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.server_default.password
-
description: password for server
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.server_default.proxy
-
description: proxy used for this server (optional)
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.server_default.realname
-
description: real name to use on server
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.server_default.sasl_mechanism
-
description: mechanism for SASL authentication
-
type: integer
-
values: plain, dh-blowfish (default value: plain)
-
-
irc.server_default.sasl_password
-
description: password for SASL authentication
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.server_default.sasl_timeout
-
description: timeout (in seconds) before giving up SASL authentication
-
type: integer
-
values: 1 .. 3600 (default value: 15)
-
-
irc.server_default.sasl_username
-
description: username for SASL authentication
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.server_default.ssl
-
description: use SSL for server communication
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
-
-
irc.server_default.ssl_cert
-
description: ssl certificate file used to automatically identify your nick
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
-
irc.server_default.ssl_dhkey_size
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description: size of the key used during the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange
-
type: integer
-
values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 2048)
-
-
irc.server_default.ssl_verify
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description: check that the ssl connection is fully trusted
-
type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: on)
-
-
irc.server_default.username
-
description: user name to use on server
-
type: string
-
values: any string (default value: "")
-
4.6.3. Commands
- • /admin [target]
find information about the administrator of the server target: server
- • /allchan [-current] [-exclude=channel[,channel...]] command [arguments]
execute a command on all channels of all connected servers -current: execute command for channels of current server only -exclude: exclude some channels ('*' is allowed at beginning or end of channel name, to exclude many channels) command: command to execute arguments: arguments for command Examples: execute '/me is testing' on all channels: /allchan me is testing say 'hello' everywhere but not on #weechat: /allchan -exclude=#weechat msg * hello say 'hello' everywhere but not on #weechat and channels beginning with #linux: /allchan -exclude=#weechat,#linux* msg * hello
- • /allserv [-exclude=server[,server...]] command [arguments]
execute a command on all connected servers -exclude: exclude some servers ('*' is allowed at beginning or end of server name, to exclude many servers) command: command to execute arguments: arguments for command Examples: change nick on all servers: /allserv nick newnick set away on all servers: /allserv away I'm away
- • /ban [channel] [nickname [nickname ...]]
ban nicks or hosts channel: channel for ban nickname: user or host to ban
- • /connect [-all [-nojoin] | -open [-nojoin] | servername [servername ...] [-nojoin] | hostname[/port] [-option[=value]] [-nooption]]
connect to IRC server(s) -all: connect to all servers defined in configuration -open: connect to all opened servers that are not currently connected servername: internal server name to connect (server must have been created by /server add) -nojoin: do not join any channel (even if autojoin is enabled on server) hostname: hostname (or IP) of a server port: port for server (6667 by default) option: set option for server (for boolean option, value can be omitted) nooption: set boolean option to 'off' (for example: -nossl) Examples: /connect freenode /connect irc.oftc.net/6667 /connect irc6.oftc.net/6667 -ipv6 /connect irc6.oftc.net/6697 -ipv6 -ssl /connect my.server.org/6697 -ssl -password=test
- • /ctcp receiver type [arguments]
send a CTCP message (Client-To-Client Protocol) receiver: nick or channel to send CTCP to type: CTCP type (examples: "version", "ping", ..) arguments: arguments for CTCP
- • /cycle [channel[,channel]] [part_message]
leave and rejoin a channel channel: channel name for cycle part_message: part message (displayed to other users)
- • /dcc action [nickname [file]]
start DCC (file or chat) action: 'send' (file) or 'chat' nickname: nickname to send file or chat file: filename (on local host) Examples: chat with nick "toto": /dcc chat toto send file "/home/foo/bar.txt" to nick "toto": /dcc send toto /home/foo/bar.txt
- • /dehalfop [nickname [nickname]]
remove half channel operator status from nickname(s)
- • /deop [nickname [nickname]]
remove channel operator status from nickname(s)
- • /devoice [nickname [nickname]]
remove voice from nickname(s)
- • /die
shutdown the server
- • /disconnect [-all | servername [servername ...]]
disconnect from IRC server(s) -all: disconnect from all servers servername: server name to disconnect
- • /halfop [nickname [nickname]]
give half channel operator status to nickname(s)
- • /ignore [list] | [add [re:]nick/host [server [channel]]] | [del number|-all]
ignore nicks/hosts from servers or channels list: list all ignores add: add a ignore del: del a ignore number: number of ignore to delete (look at list to find it) -all: delete all ignores nick/host: nick or host to ignore: syntax is "re:regex" or "mask" (a mask is a string with some "*" to replace one or more chars) server: internal server name where ignore is working channel: channel name where ignore is working Examples: ignore nick "toto" everywhere: /ignore add toto ignore host "toto@domain.com" on freenode server: /ignore add toto@domain.com freenode ignore host "toto*@*.domain.com" on freenode/#weechat: /ignore add toto*@*.domain.com freenode #weechat
- • /info [target]
get information describing the server target: server name
- • /invite nickname channel
invite a nick on a channel nickname: nick to invite channel: channel to invite
- • /ison nickname [nickname ...]
check if a nickname is currently on IRC nickname: nickname
- • /join [channel[,channel] [key[,key]]]
join a channel channel: channel name to join key: key to join the channel
- • /kick [channel] nickname [comment]
forcibly remove a user from a channel channel: channel where user is nickname: nickname to kick comment: comment for kick
- • /kickban [channel] nickname [comment]
kicks and bans a nick from a channel channel: channel where user is nickname: nickname to kick and ban comment: comment for kick It is possible to kick/ban with a mask, nick will be extracted from mask and replaced by "*". Example: ban "*!*@host.com" and then kick "toto": /kickban toto!*@host.com
- • /kill nickname comment
close client-server connection nickname: nickname comment: comment for kill
- • /links [[server] server_mask]
list all servernames which are known by the server answering the query server: this server should answer the query server_mask: list of servers must match this mask
- • /list [channel[,channel] [server] [-re regexp]]
list channels and their topic channel: channel to list server: server name regexp: regular expression used to filter results Examples: list all channels on server (can be very slow on large networks): /list list channel #weechat: /list #weechat list all channels beginning with "#weechat" (can be very slow on large networks): /list -re #weechat.*
- • /lusers [mask [target]]
get statistics about the size of the IRC network mask: servers matching the mask only target: server for forwarding request
- • /map
show a graphical map of the IRC network
- • /me message
send a CTCP action to the current channel message: message to send
- • /mode { [channel] {[+|-]|o|p|s|i|t|n|b|v} [limit] [user] [ban mask] } | { nickname {[+|-]|i|w|s|o} }
change channel or user mode channel modes: channel: channel name to modify (default is current one) o: give/take channel operator privileges p: private channel flag s: secret channel flag i: invite-only channel flag t: topic settable by channel operator only flag n: no messages to channel from clients on the outside m: moderated channel l: set the user limit to channel b: set a ban mask to keep users out e: set exception mask v: give/take the ability to speak on a moderated channel k: set a channel key (password) user modes: nickname: nickname to modify i: mark a user as invisible s: mark a user for receive server notices w: user receives wallops o: operator flag
- • /motd [target]
get the "Message Of The Day" target: server name
- • /msg [-server server] receiver[,receiver] text
send message to a nick or channel server: send to this server (internal name) receiver: nick or channel (may be mask, '*' = current channel) text: text to send
- • /names [channel[,channel]]
list nicknames on channels channel: channel name
- • /nick [-all] nickname
change current nickname -all: set new nickname for all connected servers nickname: new nickname
- • /notice [-server server] nickname text
send notice message to user server: send to this server (internal name) nickname: user to send notice to text: text to send
- • /op nickname [nickname]
give channel operator status to nickname(s)
- • /oper user password
get operator privileges user/password: used to get privileges on current IRC server
- • /part [channel[,channel]] [part_message]
leave a channel channel: channel name to leave part_message: part message (displayed to other users)
- • /ping server1 [server2]
ping server server1: server to ping server2: forward ping to this server
- • /pong daemon [daemon2]
answer to a ping message daemon: daemon who has responded to Ping message daemon2: forward message to this daemon
- • /query [-server server] nickname [text]
send a private message to a nick server: send to this server (internal name) nickname: nickname for private conversation text: text to send
- • /quote [-server server] data
send raw data to server without parsing server: send to this server (internal name) data: raw data to send
- • /reconnect [-all [-nojoin] | servername [servername ...] [-nojoin]]
reconnect to server(s) -all: reconnect to all servers servername: server name to reconnect -nojoin: do not join any channel (even if autojoin is enabled on server)
- • /rehash [option]
tell the server to reload its config file option: extra option, for some servers
- • /restart
tell the server to restart itself
- • /sajoin nickname channel[,channel]
forces a user to join channel(s) nickname: nickname channel: channel name
- • /samode channel mode
change mode on channel, without having operator status channel: channel name mode: mode for channel
- • /sanick nickname new_nickname
forces a user to use another nick nickname: nickname new_nickname: new nickname
- • /sapart nickname channel[,channel]
forces a user to leave channel(s) nickname: nickname channel: channel name
- • /saquit nickname reason
forces a user to quit server with a reason nickname: nickname reason: reason
- • /server [list [servername]] | [listfull [servername]] | [add servername hostname[/port] [-temp] [-option[=value]] [-nooption]] | [copy servername newservername] | [rename servername newservername] | [keep servername] | [del servername] | [deloutq] | [jump] | [raw]
list, add or remove IRC servers list: list servers (without argument, this list is displayed) listfull: list servers with detailed info for each server add: create a new server servername: server name, for internal and display use hostname: name or IP address of server, with optional port (default: 6667), many addresses can be separated by a comma temp: create temporary server (not saved) option: set option for server (for boolean option, value can be omitted) nooption: set boolean option to 'off' (for example: -nossl) copy: duplicate a server rename: rename a server keep: keep server in config file (for temporary servers only) del: delete a server deloutq: delete messages out queue for all servers (all messages WeeChat is currently sending) jump: jump to server buffer raw: open buffer with raw IRC data Examples: /server listfull /server add oftc irc.oftc.net/6697 -ssl -autoconnect /server add oftc6 irc6.oftc.net/6697 -ipv6 -ssl /server add freenode2 chat.eu.freenode.net/6667,chat.us.freenode.net/6667 /server add freenode3 irc.freenode.net -password=mypass /server copy oftc oftcbis /server rename oftc newoftc /server del freenode /server deloutq
- • /service nickname reserved distribution type reserved info
register a new service distribution: visibility of service type: reserved for future usage
- • /servlist [mask [type]]
list services currently connected to the network mask: list only services matching this mask type: list only services of this type
- • /squery service text
deliver a message to a service service: name of service text: text to send
- • /squit server comment
disconnect server links server: server name comment: comment for quit
- • /stats [query [server]]
query statistics about server query: c/h/i/k/l/m/o/y/u (see RFC1459) server: server name
- • /summon user [target [channel]]
give users who are on a host running an IRC server a message asking them to please join IRC user: username target: server name channel: channel name
- • /time [target]
query local time from server target: query time from specified server
- • /topic [channel] [topic]
get/set channel topic channel: channel name topic: new topic for channel (if topic is "-delete" then topic is deleted)
- • /trace [target]
find the route to specific server target: server
- • /unban [channel] nickname [nickname ...]
unban nicks or hosts channel: channel for unban nickname: user or host to unban
- • /userhost nickname [nickname ...]
return a list of information about nicknames nickname: nickname
- • /users [target]
list of users logged into the server target: server
- • /version [server | nickname]
give the version info of nick or server (current or specified) server: server name nickname: nickname
- • /voice [nickname [nickname]]
give voice to nickname(s)
- • /wallops text
send a message to all currently connected users who have set the 'w' user mode for themselves text to send
- • /who [mask ["o"]]
generate a query which returns a list of information mask: only information which match this mask o: only operators are returned according to the mask supplied
- • /whois [server] nickname[,nickname]
query information about user(s) server: server name nickname: nickname (may be a mask)
- • /whowas nickname [,nickname [,nickname ...]] [count [target]]
ask for information about a nickname which no longer exists nickname: nickname to search count: number of replies to return (full search if negative number) target: reply should match this mask
4.6.4. SSL certificates
When connecting to IRC server with SSL, WeeChat checks by default that the connection is fully trusted.
Some options are used to control SSL connection:
- weechat.network.gnutls_ca_file
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path to file with certificate authorities (by default: "%h/ssl/CAs.pem")
- irc.server.xxx.ssl_cert
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SSL certificate file used to automatically identify your nick (for example CertFP on oftc, see below)
- irc.server.xxx.ssl_dhkey_size
-
size of the key used during the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange (by default: 2048)
- irc.server.xxx.ssl_verify
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check that the SSL connection is fully trusted (on by default)
Note
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Option "ssl_verify" is on by default, so verification is strict and may fail, even if it was ok with versions prior to 0.3.1. |
First example: connect to oftc and check certificate
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Import certificate in shell:
$ mkdir ~/.weechat/ssl $ wget -O ~/.weechat/ssl/CAs.pem http://www.spi-inc.org/secretary/spi-cacert.crt
Note: it is possible to concatenate many certificates in file CAs.pem.
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In WeeChat, with "oftc" server already created:
/connect oftc
Second example: connect to oftc using CertFP
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Create certificate in shell:
$ openssl req -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout nick.key -x509 -days 365 -out nick.cer $ cat nick.cer nick.key > ~/.weechat/ssl/nick.pem
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In WeeChat, with "oftc" server already created:
/set irc.server.oftc.ssl_cert "%h/ssl/nick.pem" /connect oftc /msg nickserv cert add
For more information, look at http://www.oftc.net/oftc/NickServ/CertFP
4.6.5. Smart filter for join/part/quit messages
A smart filter is available to filter join/part/quit messages when nick did not say something during past X minutes on channel.
Smart filter is enabled by default, but you must add a filter to hide lines on buffers, for example:
/filter add irc_smart * irc_smart_filter *
It is possible to create filter for one channel only or channels beginning with same name (see /help filter):
/filter add irc_smart_weechat irc.freenode.#weechat irc_smart_filter * /filter add irc_smart_weechats irc.freenode.#weechat* irc_smart_filter *
You can hide only join or part/quit with following options:
/set irc.look.smart_filter_join on /set irc.look.smart_filter_quit on
You can setup delay (in minutes):
/set irc.look.smart_filter_delay 5
If a nick did not speak during last 5 minutes, its join and/or part/quit will be hidden on channel.
4.6.6. CTCP replies
It is possible to customize CTCP replies, or block some CTCP queries (do not reply).
For example, to customize reply to CTCP "VERSION", use following command:
/set irc.ctcp.version "I'm running WeeChat $version, it rocks!"
If you want to block CTCP "VERSION" (do not reply to a query), then set empty string:
/set irc.ctcp.version ""
Even unknown CTCP can be customized, for example you can reply to CTCP "BLABLA":
/set irc.ctcp.blabla "This is my answer to CTCP BLABLA"
It is possible to customize CTCP for one server only, using its internal name before CTCP name:
/set irc.ctcp.freenode.version "WeeChat $version (for freenode)"
If you want to restore standard CTCP reply, then remove option:
/unset irc.ctcp.version
Following codes can be used in strings and are automatically expanded by WeeChat when replying to CTCP:
Code | Description | Value/example |
---|---|---|
$clientinfo |
list of supported CTCP |
ACTION DCC CLIENTINFO FINGER PING SOURCE TIME USERINFO VERSION |
$version |
WeeChat version |
0.3.0 |
$compilation |
WeeChat compilation date |
Sep 13 2009 |
$osinfo |
info about OS |
Linux 2.6.31 / i686 |
$site |
WeeChat site |
http://www.weechat.org |
$download |
WeeChat site, download page |
http://www.weechat.org/download |
$time |
current date/time |
Sun Sep 13 15:48:31 2009 |
$username |
username on IRC server |
nick |
$realname |
realname on IRC server |
My name |
If CTCP options are not defined (by default), CTCP replies are:
CTCP | Reply format | Example |
---|---|---|
CLIENTINFO |
$clientinfo |
ACTION DCC CLIENTINFO FINGER PING SOURCE TIME USERINFO VERSION |
FINGER |
WeeChat $version |
WeeChat 0.3.0 |
SOURCE |
$download |
http://www.weechat.org/download |
TIME |
$time |
Sun Sep 13 15:48:31 2009 |
USERINFO |
$username ($realname) |
nick (My name) |
VERSION |
WeeChat $version ($compilation) |
WeeChat 0.3.0 (Sep 13 2009) |
4.6.7. Target buffer for IRC messages
It is possible to customize target buffer for IRC messages (buffer used to display message) with options irc.msgbuffer.*.
For some IRC messages (see list below), you can use value:
- current
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current buffer (if it’s IRC buffer, or on server buffer by default)
- private
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private buffer for nick, or current/server buffer if not found (according to option irc.look.msgbuffer_fallback)
- weechat
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WeeChat "core" buffer
Default is server buffer (when option is not set).
Non-exhaustive list of IRC messages or alias that you can customize:
message | alias | description |
---|---|---|
invite |
invited on a channel |
|
notice |
notice |
|
wallops |
wallops |
|
221 |
user mode string |
|
275 |
whois |
whois (secure connection) |
301 |
whois |
whois (away) |
303 |
ison |
|
305 |
unaway |
unaway |
306 |
away |
away |
307 |
whois |
whois (registered nick) |
310 |
whois |
whois (help mode) |
311 |
whois |
whois (user) |
312 |
whois |
whois (server) |
313 |
whois |
whois (operator) |
314 |
whowas |
whowas |
315 |
who |
who (end) |
317 |
whois |
whois (idle) |
318 |
whois |
whois (end) |
319 |
whois |
whois (channels) |
320 |
whois |
whois (identified user) |
321 |
list |
list (start) |
322 |
list |
list (channel) |
323 |
list |
list (end) |
326 |
whois |
whois (has oper privs) |
327 |
whois |
whois (host) |
330 |
whois |
whois (logged in as) |
335 |
whois |
whois (is a bot on) |
338 |
whois |
whois (host) |
341 |
inviting |
|
344 |
reop |
channel reop |
345 |
reop |
channel reop (end) |
351 |
server version |
|
352 |
who |
who |
369 |
whowas |
whowas (end) |
378 |
whois |
whois (connecting from) |
379 |
whois |
whois (using modes) |
432 |
erroneous nickname |
|
433 |
nickname already in use |
|
438 |
not authorized to change nickname |
|
671 |
whois |
whois (secure connection) |
901 |
you are now logged in |
Other numeric commands can be customized as well.
Message can be prefixed by server name to be specific to an irc server (for example: freenode.whois).
Some examples:
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display result of /whois on private buffer:
/set irc.msgbuffer.whois private
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restore default buffer for whois (server buffer):
/unset irc.msgbuffer.whois
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display invitation on current buffer, only for "freenode" server:
/set irc.msgbuffer.freenode.invite current
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display message "303" (ison) on WeeChat "core" buffer:
/set irc.msgbuffer.303 weechat
4.7. Logger plugin
The Logger plugin lets you save content of buffers to files, with options about what and how it is saved.
4.7.1. Options (logger.conf)
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logger.file.auto_log
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description: automatically save content of buffers to files (unless a buffer disables log)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
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logger.file.info_lines
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description: write information line in log file when log starts or ends for a buffer
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: off)
-
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logger.file.mask
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description: default file name mask for log files (format is "directory/to/file" or "file", without first "/" because "path" option is used to build complete path to file); local buffer variables are permitted; date specifiers are permitted (see man strftime)
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "$plugin.$name.weechatlog")
-
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logger.file.name_lower_case
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description: use only lower case for log filenames
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
-
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logger.file.path
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description: path for WeeChat log files; "%h" at beginning of string is replaced by WeeChat home ("~/.weechat" by default); date specifiers are permitted (see man strftime)
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "%h/logs/")
-
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logger.file.replacement_char
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description: replacement char for special chars in filename built with mask (like directory delimiter)
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "_")
-
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logger.file.time_format
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description: timestamp used in log files (see man strftime for date/time specifiers)
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-
-
logger.look.backlog
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description: maximum number of lines to display from log file when creating new buffer (0 = no backlog)
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 20)
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4.7.2. Commands
- • /logger [list | set level | disable]
logger plugin configuration list: show logging status for opened buffers set: set logging level on current buffer level: level for messages to be logged (0 = logging disabled, 1 = a few messages (most important) .. 9 = all messages) disable: disable logging on current buffer (set level to 0) Options "logger.level.*" and "logger.mask.*" can be used to set level or mask for a buffer, or buffers beginning with name. Examples: set level to 5 for current buffer: /logger set 5 disable logging for current buffer: /logger disable set level to 3 for all IRC buffers: /set logger.level.irc 3 disable logging for main WeeChat buffer: /set logger.level.core.weechat 0 use a directory per IRC server and a file per channel inside: /set logger.mask.irc "$server/$channel.weechatlog" Log levels used by IRC plugin: 1: user message, notice, private 2: nick change 3: server message 4: join/part/quit 9: all other messages
4.7.3. Log levels
Logging is made with a level for each buffer. Default level is 9 (log all messages displayed on buffer). You can change level for one buffer, or a group of buffers.
Possible levels are 0 to 9. Zero means "do not log anything" and 9 means "log all messages".
Plugins are using different levels for messages displayed. IRC plugin uses following levels:
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level 1: message from user (on channel or private)
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level 2: nick change (you or someone else)
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level 3: any server message (except join/part/quit)
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level 4: server message join/part/quit
So if you set level 3 for an IRC channel, WeeChat will log all messages, but not join/part/quit.
Some examples:
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set level 3 for IRC channel #weechat:
/set logger.level.irc.freenode.#weechat 3
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set level 3 for freenode server buffer:
/set logger.level.irc.server.freenode 3
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set level 3 for all channels on server freenode:
/set logger.level.irc.freenode 3
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set level 2 for all IRC buffers:
/set logger.level.irc 2
4.7.4. Filenames masks
It is possible to define a filename mask for each buffer, and use local buffer variables to build filename. To see local variables for current buffer:
/buffer localvar
For example if you want one directory by IRC server and one file by channel inside:
/set logger.mask.irc "irc/$server/$channel.weechatlog"
You’ll have following files:
~/.weechat/ |--- logs/ |--- irc/ |--- freenode/ | freenode.weechatlog | #weechat.weechatlog | #mychan.weechatlog |--- oftc/ | oftc.weechatlog | #chan1.weechatlog | #chan2.weechatlog
4.8. Scripts plugins
WeeChat provides 5 scripting plugins: Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua and Tcl. These plugins can load, execute and unload scripts for these languages.
For more information about how to write scripts, or WeeChat API for scripts, please read WeeChat Scripting Guide.
You can find some scripts for WeeChat here: http://www.weechat.org/scripts
4.8.1. Perl commands
- • /perl [list [name]] | [listfull [name]] | [load filename] | [autoload] | [reload [name]] | [unload [name]]
list/load/unload scripts filename: script (file) to load name: a script name Without argument, this command lists all loaded scripts.
4.8.2. Python commands
- • /python [list [name]] | [listfull [name]] | [load filename] | [autoload] | [reload [name]] | [unload [name]]
list/load/unload scripts filename: script (file) to load name: a script name Without argument, this command lists all loaded scripts.
4.8.3. Ruby commands
- • /ruby [list [name]] | [listfull [name]] | [load filename] | [autoload] | [reload [name]] | [unload [name]]
list/load/unload scripts filename: script (file) to load name: a script name Without argument, this command lists all loaded scripts.
4.8.4. Lua commands
- • /lua [list [name]] | [listfull [name]] | [load filename] | [autoload] | [reload [name]] | [unload [name]]
list/load/unload scripts filename: script (file) to load name: a script name Without argument, this command lists all loaded scripts.
4.8.5. Tcl commands
- • /tcl [list [name]] | [listfull [name]] | [load filename] | [autoload] | [reload [name]] | [unload [name]]
list/load/unload scripts filename: script (file) to load name: a script name Without argument, this command lists all loaded scripts.
4.9. Xfer plugin
Xfer plugin brings:
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direct chat (between two hosts, without server): for example "DCC Chat" via IRC plugin
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file transfer, for example "DCC" via IRC plugin
4.9.1. Options (xfer.conf)
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xfer.color.status_aborted
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description: text color for "aborted" status
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightred)
-
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xfer.color.status_active
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description: text color for "active" status
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightblue)
-
-
xfer.color.status_connecting
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description: text color for "connecting" status
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: yellow)
-
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xfer.color.status_done
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description: text color for "done" status
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type: color
-
values: a color name (default value: lightgreen)
-
-
xfer.color.status_failed
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description: text color for "failed" status
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type: color
-
values: a color name (default value: lightred)
-
-
xfer.color.status_waiting
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description: text color for "waiting" status
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: lightcyan)
-
-
xfer.color.text
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description: text color
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: default)
-
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xfer.color.text_bg
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description: background color
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: default)
-
-
xfer.color.text_selected
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description: text color of selected xfer line
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type: color
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values: a color name (default value: white)
-
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xfer.file.auto_accept_chats
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description: automatically accept chat requests (use carefully!)
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type: boolean
-
values: on, off (default value: off)
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xfer.file.auto_accept_files
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description: automatically accept incoming files (use carefully!)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: off)
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xfer.file.auto_rename
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description: rename incoming files if already exists (add ".1", ".2", …)
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
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xfer.file.auto_resume
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description: automatically resume file transfer if connection with remote host is lost
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
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xfer.file.convert_spaces
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description: convert spaces to underscores when sending files
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
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xfer.file.download_path
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description: path for writing incoming files
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "%h/xfer")
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xfer.file.upload_path
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description: path for reading files when sending (when no path is specified by user)
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "~")
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xfer.file.use_nick_in_filename
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description: use remote nick as prefix in local filename when receiving a file
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
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xfer.look.auto_open_buffer
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description: auto open xfer buffer when a new xfer is added to list
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
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xfer.look.progress_bar_size
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description: size of progress bar, in chars (if 0, progress bar is disabled)
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 256 (default value: 20)
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xfer.network.blocksize
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description: block size for sending packets, in bytes
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type: integer
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values: 1024 .. 102400 (default value: 65536)
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xfer.network.fast_send
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description: does not wait for ACK when sending file
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type: boolean
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values: on, off (default value: on)
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xfer.network.own_ip
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description: IP or DNS address used for sending files/chats (if empty, local interface IP is used)
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "")
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xfer.network.port_range
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description: restricts outgoing files/chats to use only ports in the given range (useful for NAT) (syntax: a single port, ie. 5000 or a port range, ie. 5000-5015, empty value means any port, it’s recommended to use ports greater than 1024, because only root can use ports below 1024)
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type: string
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values: any string (default value: "")
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xfer.network.speed_limit
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description: speed limit for sending files, in kilo-bytes by second (0 means no limit)
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type: integer
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values: 0 .. 2147483647 (default value: 0)
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xfer.network.timeout
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description: timeout for xfer request (in seconds)
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type: integer
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values: 5 .. 2147483647 (default value: 300)
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4.9.2. Commands
- • /me message
send a CTCP action to remote host message: message to send
- • /xfer [list | listfull]
xfer control list: list xfer listfull: list xfer (verbose) Without argument, this command opens buffer with xfer list.
5. Authors
5.1. Developers
- FlashCode (Sébastien Helleu)
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main developer
5.2. Contributors
- Kolter (Emmanuel Bouthenot)
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debian packager
- Ptitlouis
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old debian packager
- Jiri Golembiovsky
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czech translation, patches
- soltys
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polish translation
- Nils Görs
- rettub
- Frank Zacharias
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german translation
- Pavel Shevchuk
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russian translation
- m4v
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spanish translation
- Voroskoi
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hungarian translation
- Marco Paolone
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italian translation
- Dmitry Kobylin
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tcl plugin
- Rudolf Polzer
- Jim Ramsay
- Pistos
- Gwenn
- Dominik Honnef
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patches
- Odin
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SuSE RPM
6. Support
Before asking for support, be sure you’ve read documentation and FAQ provided with WeeChat (documentation is this document, if you don’t read all lines until this sentence, you can start again!).
Ways to get support:
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IRC: server irc.freenode.net, channels #weechat (english) and #weechat-fr (french)
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WeeChat forum: http://forums.flashtux.org/
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Mailing list:
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subscribe: http://mail.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/weechat-support
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send mail to weechat-support@nongnu.org
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archives: http://mail.nongnu.org/archive/html/weechat-support
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